Re: [Bacula-users] does Bacula detect file renames?

Dan Langille schrieb:
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> Bacula will backup everything in a Full backup.
Hmm, does "Bacula will backup everything in a Full backup" mean "it will
transfer *everything* over network, even if the same files in the same
location were in the previous full backup?
> For the next Incremental or Differential, it uses mtime. That is, the
> last time the file was modified. If the mtime has not changed, the file
> will not be backed up, regardless of name.
>
> So, for your example: if the file is copied, mtime [usually] changes. So
> it will be included in the next inc/diff backup. Renaming a file does
> not change mtime. Therefore the renamed file will not be included in
> the next inc/diff backup.
>
> Referring to another post of yours: the "accurate restore" mentioned by
> Frank will still continue to backup files that are identical. That is,
> if you have 10 files that contain identical content, all ten will be
> backed up.
Yes, I also expect to find all these files in backup.
The problem is, I don't want to transfer all these files again and again
if the same file is already in the pool.
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Tomasz Chmielewski
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